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Ygerne
Ygerne, Yguerne, wife of Gorloïs lord of Tintagel Castle, in Cornwall. King Uther tried to seduce her, but Ygerne resented the insult; whereupon Uther and Gorloïs fought, and the latter was slain. Uther then besieged Tintagel Castle, took it, and compelled Ygerne to become his wife. Nine months afterwards, Uther died, and on the same day was Arthur born.
Then Uther, in his wrath and heat, besieged
Ygerne within Tintagil … and entered in …
Enforced she was to wed him in her tears,
And with a shameful swiftness.
Idylls of
the King by Alfred, Lord Tennyson "The
Coming of Arthur".
